Betsy DeVos, the United States Secretary of Education, has proposed changes to Title IX that would narrow the definition of sexual assault, making it more difficult for the accused to be held responsible in a 120-page leaked document.
As modeled by the creator of the #MeToo movement, the incomparable Tarana Burke, we could create spaces where survivors can come together for solidarity, a chance to share their stories and community healing. Together, we could go far beyond.
Carlson complained to the network about Doocy as early as 2009, according to a report from The New York Times. Ailes allegedly responded by calling Carlson a “man hater,” and telling her to “try and get along with the boys,” McGinnis said.
FMLA hosted a #MeToo march, giving Stony Brook students a chance to be part of the national movement that is bringing awareness to sexual assault and harassment.
I was shocked that a campus administration that has vocalized its support of Dreamers, Muslims and transgender people in this past year alone has not made an active effort to tell the survivors of abuse on its campus that it stands with them.
In an industry that explores human nature through stories onscreen, it’s the offscreen actions by people with power in the entertainment industry that reveal its dark nature.
As the U.S. Department of Education looks toward possibly altering the Title IX amendment of the Education Amendments of 1972, college students across the country are raising questions about how this could affect their rights in sexual assault cases.
Most “staying safe on campus” articles read more like rape-prevention articles. Basically saying to people at-risk “make sure that, if someone gets raped, it’s not you.”
Sarah Tubbs, the plaintiff in a lawsuit against SUNY for Stony Brook’s alleged mishandling of her sexual assault case, has raised nearly 60 percent of her $25,000 goal through GoFundMe.
